QB15 S. Wallace SEA QB 69Seems a bit low for Seneca, this rating is below more than 60% of the other backups in the NFL, which I have a hard time believing.

DL90 C. Cole SEA DT 7992 B. Mebane SEA DT 71

This is ludicrus, absolutely absurd. Colin Cole is a big body, he has shown no flashes of brilliance in his run-stopping or pass rushing abilities, he's a glorified obsticle. Brandon Mebane is an excellent pass rusher and has the opportunity to turn into the next Warren Sapp. Give me a break.

They said they were going to lower the ratings overall this year, and after looking at the other teams, these rankings seem consistent. The only slight I see is Mebane as a 71-- especially since they give Colin Cole a charitable 79. Also Steve Breaston is apparently a better receiver than Deion Branch.

The ratings are not based on last season alone. EA is not so short-sighted that they're basing ratings on one year. If that were the case, Colston would not be an 87. Brady would not be a 98 or whatever. Our own Julius Jones gets a 75 after being 31st in rushing yards and 57th TDs.

And I guarantee you, Seanhawk, that Deion Branch is a better receiver than Steve Breaston. If you want to assign a numerical value to each player's ability, assuming health at the start of each season (as EA does when making their game) Branch should come out on top 100 times out of 100.

Based on last season, which is what the ratings are based on, I really don't see anything wrong with any of these.

I'm also not sure I'd expect any of those QBs to have lesser seasons than Matt. Certainly they all can make compelling cases for having a better year, at least. Matt could have a great year, for sure. But I can't be mad for them taking the "Guilty till proven innocent" stance with a 33 year old QB coming off a horrible, injury-filled year on a bad team.

Normally I rant on EA for making veterans have ratings way way higher than they deserve, but they did the right thing and killed Matt's rating... I'd be a little more impressed if they did that for a guy on the east coast, though. Or if they'd do it for Mike Wahle.

Sarlacc, on comparing .NET to Soccer: And why not? It's a bunch of people running around in circles, feigning pain, and never scoring.